Haematological abnormalities in neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis.
Haematological abnormalities in neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis.
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DOI:
10.3109/14767058.2012.715005
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发表时间:
2012-10
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Maheshwari A
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作者:
Song R;Subbarao GC;Maheshwari A
Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in preterm infants born prior to 32 weeks gestation or with a birth weight less than 1500 grams. In this article, we review hematological abnormalities associated with NEC. A literature search was performed using the databases PubMed, EMBASE, and Scopus, and the electronic archive of abstracts presented at the annual meetings of the Pediatric Academic Societies. Thrombocytopenia, disseminated intravascular coagulation, increased or decreased neutrophil counts, and hemolytic anemia are frequent events in NEC. NEC is associated with several hematological abnormalities, which may play a direct or indirect role in the pathogenesis of gut mucosal injury. Some of these abnormalities carry important prognostic information.